महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-48, verse-11

जुह्वत्स्वृत्विक्ष्वथ तदा सर्पसत्रे महाक्रतौ ।
अहयः प्रापतंस्तत्र घोराः प्राणिभयावहाः ॥११॥

11. juhvatsvṛtvikṣvatha tadā sarpasatre mahākratau ,
ahayaḥ prāpataṁstatra ghorāḥ prāṇibhayāvahāḥ.

11. juhvatsu ṛtvikṣu atha tadā sarpasatre mahākratou
ahayaḥ prāpatan tatra ghorāḥ prāṇibhayāvahāḥ

11. Then, while the priests were offering oblations at that great Snake Sacrifice, terrible snakes, inspiring fear in all creatures, fell down there.

Words meanings summery:

• जुह्वत्सु (juhvatsu) - while offering oblations (while sacrificing, offering oblations)

• ऋत्विक्षु (ṛtvikṣu) - among the priests (among the priests, in the priests)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - at the Snake Sacrifice

• महाक्रतोउ (mahākratou) - at the great sacrifice

• अहयः (ahayaḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

• प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - fell down (fell down, flew down)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

• प्राणिभयावहाः (prāṇibhayāvahāḥ) - inspiring fear in all creatures (causing fear to living beings)

Words meanings and morphology

जुह्वत्सु (juhvatsu) - while offering oblations (while sacrificing, offering oblations)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of juhvat

juhvat - sacrificing, offering oblations (present active participle)

present active participle

From root hu (to sacrifice)

Root: hu (class 3)

ऋत्विक्षु (ṛtvikṣu) - among the priests (among the priests, in the priests)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - a priest, especially one who performs a sacrifice at the proper time

agent noun

From ṛtu (season, proper time) + ij (sacrificing, from root yaj)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛtu+ij)

• ṛtu – fixed time, season, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• ij – sacrificing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root yaj (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - at the Snake Sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasattra

sarpasattra - snake sacrifice (a specific type of sacrifice to avert or destroy snakes)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+sattra)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• sattra – a long sacrificial session, sacrifice
  noun (neuter)

महाक्रतोउ (mahākratou) - at the great sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahākratu

mahākratu - a great sacrifice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kratu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• kratu – sacrifice, rite, power, strength
  noun (masculine)

अहयः (ahayaḥ) - snakes (snakes, serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ahi

ahi - snake, serpent, dragon, the demon Vritra

प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - fell down (fell down, flew down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

प्राणिभयावहाः (prāṇibhayāvahāḥ) - inspiring fear in all creatures (causing fear to living beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇibhayāvaha

prāṇibhayāvaha - causing fear to living beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇi+bhaya+āvaha)

• prāṇi – living being, creature, animal
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root vah (to carry) with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)